Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-08-10

their mea9re store. They nave gone
hungry themselves and have been
driven by short supplies to put more
land into crops and to extend their
/ fisheries.
The moustache is going out OF
flavor. No one, except awoman, Will
deny that any man with passabiy
good features look. vastly better with
a clean-shaven face than with a nous
tache or any other 'hirsute adornment,
az the patent regeneration, advertise
rnents sav. If a mans mouth ID at
all reasonably y well shaped. he should
never disguise IL with moustache,
and a comparison of the features OF
handsome men viii show that the
greatest energy, determination and
tirmness is always portrayed in clean
shaven faces.-Baltimor American.
oh. Patterson and DIR. p Nc
Cook. while returning from Han
cock one day last week, witnessed
the strange sight of a huge copper
head charming a bird. The serpent
lay motionless on a log, with glitter
ling eyes and head erect, while the
bird lowered around attracted by the
strange mesmeric influence. Unfor
I tunately they were prevented seeing
the result by a restive horse, but
they felt positive that the bird would
succumb.-Fulton Republican
Thomas Meyers. who resides on
Penn street. BellefOnte, had a narrow
escape some days ago. During the
rain and thunder storm the spouting
/ of his house became clogged when Mr.
Movers endeavored to remove the OBJ
struction. At that moment a bolt of
lightning descended the spout, and
glsncing of. struck the old gentleman
on the foot. tearing the shoe into
shreis but intlicting no injury to Mr.
Meyers.
Our neighbors over the border have
within a short time organized and
equipped a large military force, and
the militia includes all dwellers in the
Dominion capable of bearing arms
The particulars will be presented by
J. Macdonald Oxley in the September /!
number of THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE To /
most readers jhis account OF the
strength and efficiency of the military |
system of Canada viii be a surprise.
Jacob Lewis. the 6 year-old son of
Henry Lewis OF Newport, Perry cOun-
tv. met sad death. The little fellow
to climb to the top of a
pile of railroad ties. and missing his
hold he fell distance OF twelve feet
and rolledinto the canal. The child's
neck was broken by the fall His
body was found little distance from
the place where he fell III.
DR.. ". F. Hutchinson Will contin-
ne his lively sketches of Venezuelan
scenery and travel in the coming
number Of THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE.
Curacao and AIaracaido were visited
and an account Is given Of a very
curious village OF aboriginal lake
Iwellers, whose structures and mode
IF living connect the present with
prehistoric age. Il
Melville Reese Dill, of Somer- set
county. died in the hands of DIR. ID.
II. Agnew and J. W. White, while
under the influence of ether and
while undergoing an operation for the
of piles at the Bingham
House at Philadelphia last week.
Rev. r. \. Fink. D. D., pastor of
the Johustown Lutheran Church fell
from Il ladder while attempting to Sc
cure the spouting ut his residence,
sustaining a painful scalp wound as
well as a severe shock
Little Lewis Good. of Nenia, Ohio,
was rolling al empty gasoline barrel /
on the side walk when it struck and /
ignited amatch- Instantly the barrel |
was surrounded by flame which badly
burned the little boy.
Two horses belonging to Daniel Yo-
der. Of Marion township. Berks coun-
". collided with their heads while
pasturing the other day. causing pa
ralysis. and both have since died They
were valued at $500
Decatur township. Miffiin county,
has two citizens who recently helda an
eating contest as TO which could get
away with the most dried fish. They
wound up by each eating Eve dishes
! of ice cream
1t seems that Nantucket is awaken
/ ing to life and animation and some of
/ the oldest inhabitants are busy max
| ing 100 wear old clocks and spinning
wheels TO sell to summer visitors
] Syracuse is Dragging about its big
dog. He weighs BOB pounds, and
measures 9 feet 3 inches from nose to
tail He is nearly two years old and
( was born IN England.
\ five wear old daughter of Alfred
Leedy. Of Penn township, Perry Co,
died few days ago from tha effects
of some night shade berries which
she had eaten
The earthquake in the west is re
, ported to have caused the sinking ot
three hundred acres ol land at Gold
: en- Pond, Ky. which is fast becoming
a lake.
i horse and buggy recently stolen
s from H F Coshey, of Greensbur g
= were recovered at Marion, Indians
county, but the thief escaped.
:, The new building at the Carlisl,
j, Indian Training School will be read,
i for occupancy about August Is.